Club profile

SV Werder Bremen

Sportverein Werder Bremen von 1899

Bremen, GermanyBundesliga · tier 1Founded 4 February 1899Colours

werder.de ↗Franz-Böhmert-Straße 1c, 28205 Bremen, Germany+49 421 434590

Squad

31 players

avg age 25.7

Foreigners

68% of the squad

Internationals

called up by their country

League position

5 / 18

15 pts · 8 played · 2026/27

Stadium

Weserstadion

42,100 seats

Manager

Daniel Thioune

Transfer balance

+€33.8m

season 2026/27

Squad

31 players

Player	Age	Nationality	Height	Foot	Joined	Contract
Goalkeepers · 4
Karl HeinGoalkeeper	24	Estonia	193 cm	right	Jan 2026from Arsenal FC	Jun 2030
Alexander SchlagerGoalkeeper	30	Austria	185 cm	right	Oct 2026from Red Bull Salzburg	Jun 2029
Markus KolkeGoalkeeper	36	Germany	187 cm	right	Jan 2024from FC Hansa Rostock	—
Stefan SmarkalevGoalkeeper	19	Bulgaria	188 cm	right	—	Jun 2027
Defenders · 10
Marco FriedlCentre-BackTeam captain	28	Austria	187 cm	left	Jan 2019from Ablöse €3.50m	Jun 2028
ArthurRight-Back	23	Brazil	174 cm	right	Jan 2026from Bayer 04 Leverkusen	Jun 2027
Oskar WójcikCentre-Back	23	Poland	191 cm	right	Sept 2026from Cracovia	Jun 2031
Olivier DemanLeft-Back	26	Belgium	181 cm	left	Aug 2023from Cercle Brugge	Jun 2028
Amos PieperCentre-Back	28	Germany	192 cm	right	Jan 2022from Arminia Bielefeld	—
Moussa NdiayeLeft-BackGroin problems - Return unknown	24	Senegal	181 cm	left	Jan 2026from RSC Anderlecht	Jun 2027
Felix AguLeft-BackCalf injury - Return unknown	27	Nigeria · Germany	180 cm	right	Jan 2020from Ablöse free transfer	Jun 2027
Mitchell WeiserRight-Back	32	Germany · Algeria	177 cm	right	Jul 2022from Bayer 04 Leverkusen	Jun 2027
Mick SchmetgensCentre-Back	19	Germany	190 cm	right	Oct 2025from Ablöse -	Jun 2029
Niklas StarkCentre-Backmuscular problems - Return unknown	31	Germany	190 cm	right	Jan 2022from Hertha BSC	—
Midfielders · 8
ChukiAttacking Midfield	22	Spain	176 cm	left	Jan 2026from Real Valladolid CF	Jun 2030
Jens StageCentral MidfieldTendon rupture - Return unknown	30	Denmark	187 cm	right	Jan 2022from Ablöse €4.00m	Jun 2028
Senne LynenDefensive Midfield	27	Belgium	185 cm	right	Aug 2023from Union Saint-Gilloise	Jun 2030
Youri RegeerDefensive Midfield	23	Netherlands	177 cm	right	Aug 2026from Ajax Amsterdam	Jun 2027
Ludovit ReisCentral Midfield	26	Netherlands · Slovakia	178 cm	right	Aug 2026from Club Brugge KV	Jun 2029
Dariusz StalmachDefensive Midfield	21	Poland	182 cm	right	Jan 2026from 1.FC Magdeburg	—
Skelly AlveroDefensive MidfieldCalf injury - Return unknown	24	France · Angola	202 cm	right	Jan 2024from Olympique Lyon	Jun 2028
Darwin SoyluAttacking Midfield	19	Türkiye · Germany	—	left	Jan 2026from VfL Wolfsburg U19	—
Forwards · 9
Eren DinkçiRight Winger	24	Türkiye · Germany	188 cm	right	Aug 2026from SC Freiburg	Jun 2027
Marco GrüllLeft Winger	28	Austria	181 cm	both	Jan 2024from Rapid Vienna	—
Justin NjinmahRight WingerHamstring injury - Return unknown	25	Germany · Nigeria	185 cm	right	May 2022from Ablöse -	Jun 2028
Niclas FüllkrugCentre-Forward	33	Germany	189 cm	right	Aug 2026from West Ham United	Jun 2027
Keke ToppCentre-ForwardCruciate ligament tear - Return unknown	22	Germany	192 cm	right	Jan 2024from FC Schalke 04	Jun 2028
Kenny QuetantCentre-Forward	20	Haiti · France	189 cm	right	Jan 2026from Le Havre AC	Jun 2030
Salim MusahCentre-ForwardHamstring injury - Return unknown	20	Germany · Ghana	198 cm	right	Jun 2025from Ablöse -	Jun 2028
Cedric IttenCentre-Forward	29	Switzerland	190 cm	right	Jan 2026from Fortuna Düsseldorf	Jun 2029
Paul ErevbenagieRight Winger	19	Germany	181 cm		Apr 2026from SV Werder Bremen II	—

Amber contract dates mean the contract ends within 12 months.

Transfers

Season 2026/27

Spent

€6.7m

18 arrivals

Received

€40.5m

17 departures

Net balance

+€33.8m

received − spent

Arrivals · 18

Karl Hein
Goalkeeper · 24 y/o
from Arsenal FC
€3m
Oskar Wójcik
Centre-Back · 22 y/o
from Cracovia
€3m
Dariusz Stalmach
Defensive Midfield · 20 y/o
from 1.FC Magdeburg
€700k
Eren Dinkçi
Right Winger · 24 y/o
from SC Freiburg
€400k
Youri Regeer
Defensive Midfield · 23 y/o
from Ajax Amsterdam
€200k
Alexander Schlager
Goalkeeper · 30 y/o
from Red Bull Salzburg
Free
Arthur
Right-Back · 23 y/o
from Bayer 04 Leverkusen
Loan
Cedric Itten
Centre-Forward · 29 y/o
from Fortuna Düsseldorf
Free

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Chuki
Attacking Midfield · 22 y/o
from Real Valladolid CF
Free
Darwin Soylu
Attacking Midfield · 19 y/o
from VfL Wolfsburg U19
Free
Dawid Kownacki
Centre-Forward · 29 y/o
from Hertha BSC
End of loan
Kenny Quetant
Centre-Forward · 19 y/o
from Le Havre AC
Free
Leon Opitz
Left Midfield · 21 y/o
from Karlsruher SC
End of loan
Ludovit Reis
Central Midfield · 26 y/o
from Club Brugge KV
Free
Moussa Ndiaye
Left-Back · 24 y/o
from RSC Anderlecht
Loan
Niclas Füllkrug
Centre-Forward · 33 y/o
from West Ham United
Loan
Paul Erevbenagie
Right Winger · 18 y/o
from SV Werder Bremen II
—
Skelly Alvero
Defensive Midfield · 24 y/o
from Amiens SC
End of loan

Departures · 17

Karim Coulibaly
Centre-Back · 19 y/o
to RC Strasbourg Alsace
€20m
Mio Backhaus
Goalkeeper · 22 y/o
to SC Freiburg
€12m
Romano Schmid
Attacking Midfield · 26 y/o
to Frosinone Calcio
€8.5m
Samuel Mbangula
Left Winger · 22 y/o
to Bologna FC 1909
€2m
Cameron Puertas
Central Midfield · 27 y/o
to Al-Qadsiah FC
End of loan
Dawid Kownacki
Centre-Forward · 29 y/o
to Without ClubWithout Club
—
Isaac Schmidt
Right-Back · 26 y/o
to Leeds United
End of loan
Jovan Milosevic
Centre-Forward · 20 y/o
to VfB Stuttgart
End of loan

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Julián Malatini
Centre-Back · 25 y/o
to FC Cincinnati
Loan
Karl Hein
Goalkeeper · 24 y/o
to Arsenal FC
End of loan
Leon Opitz
Left Midfield · 21 y/o
to VfL Osnabrück
Loan
Leonardo Bittencourt
Central Midfield · 32 y/o
to FC Energie Cottbus
Free
Maximilian Wöber
Centre-Back · 28 y/o
to Leeds United
End of loan
Patrice Covic
Attacking Midfield · 19 y/o
to SG Dynamo Dresden
Loan
Victor Boniface
Centre-Forward · 25 y/o
to Bayer 04 Leverkusen
End of loan
Wesley Adeh
Defensive Midfield · 19 y/o
to Preußen Münster
Loan
Yukinari Sugawara
Right-Back · 26 y/o
to Southampton FC
End of loan

Manager & staff

62 people

Manager

Daniel Thioune

Germany · 52 y/o

Appointed 4 February 2026

Contract until 30 June 2027

Coaching Staff · 11

Christian GroßAssistant ManagerGermany
Jan HoepnerAssistant ManagerGermany
Christian VanderGoalkeeping CoachGermany
Günther StoxreiterAthletic CoachAustria
Henrik FrachAthletic CoachGermany
Kira KlemmerRehab coachGermany
Axel ZehleMental CoachGermany
Sören QuittkatChief AnalystGermany
Philipp PelkaVideo AnalystGermany
Jonas RudolphMatch AnalystGermany

Management · 7

Klaus FilbryChairman of the BoardGermany
Clemens FritzManaging Director Professional FootballGermany
Tarek BrauerChief Executive OfficerGermany
Anne-Kathrin LaufmannManaging directorGermany
Peter NiemeyerHead of first team footballGermany
Hinrich von HallenDirector of FinanceGermany
Christian RauhutDirector of Marketing and SalesGermany

Board of Directors · 11

Dr. Hubertus Hess-GrunewaldPresidentGermany
Dr. Hubertus Hess-GrunewaldChairman of the Supervisory BoardGermany
Axel PlaatMember of the supervisory boardGermany
Harm OhlmeyerMember of the supervisory boardGermany
Dr. Florian WeißMember of the supervisory boardGermany
Gerrit MeierMember of the supervisory boardGermany
Jens ChristophersMember of the supervisory boardGermany
Arnd BrüningMember of the supervisory boardGermany
Julian DeutzMember of the supervisory boardGermany
Dr. Christina ReuterAufsichtsratsmitgliedGermany
Bernhard PetersAdvisorGermany

Scouting · 10

Sebastian HartungChief ScoutGermany
Sven MeuschScoutGermany
Frank OrdenewitzScoutGermany
Lars WellmScoutGermany
Marco EngelhardtScoutGermany
Frank BenderScoutGermany
Matan ItelmanScoutIsrael
Alfred EkeochaScoutBelgium
Maximilian SchuppeYouth Scouting Co-ordinatorGermany
Marco MentrupYouth ScoutGermany

Medical department · 10

Dr. Christoph EngelkeClub DoctorGermany
Robert GorzollaClub DoctorGermany
Dr. Simon DiestelmeierClub DoctorGermany
Dr. Philip HeitmannClub DoctorGermany
Florian LauererPhysiotherapistGermany
Adis LovicPhysiotherapistGermany
Claas BentePhysiotherapistGermany
Laura KerstingPhysiotherapistGermany
Johannes HaberlandtPhysiotherapistGermany
Felix SchierholtLead Academy PhysiotherapistGermany

Public Relations · 3

Christoph PieperHead of Media and CommunicationsGermany
Norman IbenthalMedia OfficerGermany
Julia DüvelsdorfFan attendantGermany

Other · 5

Tim BartenGaming operationGermany
Tim BartenTeam ManagerGermany
Dustin HaloschanTeam ManagerGermany
Boban AlericKit Manager
Arnd ZeiglerStadium AnnouncerGermany

Youth · 5

Marc DommerAcademy ManagerGermany
Oliver HüsingAcademy ManagerGermany
Daniel FlottmannTrainer scoutGermany
Maximilian SchuppeCoordinator of talent managementGermany
David SchmiegHead of Soccer SchoolGermany

Honours

20 titles

6×German Cup winner08/09 · 03/04 · 98/99 · 93/94 · 90/91 · +1
4×German Champion03/04 · 92/93 · 87/88 · 64/65
3×German Super Cup Winner94/95 · 93/94 · 88/89
3×Intertoto-Cup Winner85/86 · 81/82 · 79/80
1×League Cup Winner06/07
1×Cup Winners Cup Winner91/92
1×German 2. Bundesliga Champion80/81
1×Intertoto Cup Champion98/99

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Logged 11d agoEvidence 29/100 · Under investigation
Bremer SV→SV Werder Bremen
Bastian Redecker: Bremer SV to SV Werder Bremen
First reported
n-tv.de · 22 Oct
Sources
1 independent
2 outlets · 2 articles
Stage
interest
Fee
Not reported
Werder Bremen is reported interested in Bremer SV centre-forward Bastian Redecker. The reports point to a winter move.
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Club data updated 11d ago

Squad

Transfers

Arrivals · 18

Departures · 17

Manager & staff

Coaching Staff · 11

Honours

Dossiers linked to SV Werder Bremen

Bastian Redecker: Bremer SV to SV Werder Bremen